The Cubs defeated the Indians, 3-2, to fend off elimination and send the series back to Cleveland. With one out in the seventh and the tying run on second, left-hander Aroldis Chapman emerged from the Cubs' bullpen to douse the fire; the effort led the way toward a 2 2/3-inning save.
More» Statcast measures contact on Chapman

Cleveland's offense again supported Corey Kluber with a multihomer effort, Kluber again was on the edge of superb, and the equation led -- again -- to an Indians victory. This 7-2 win pushed the Tribe to a 3-1 series lead.
More»Kluber spearheads Indians in World Series

Using a top-to-bottom attack on offense and relying on a strong outing by Jake Arrieta, the Cubs evened the World Series at a game apiece with a 5-1 victory over the Indians on Wednesday.
More» Rizzo, Schwarber, Arrieta lead Cubs

Cleveland right-hander Corey Kluber worked into the seventh inning and finished his World Series debut with nine K's over six frames, four hits, and no walks as the Indians defeated the Cubs, 6-0, at Progressive Field.
More» Kluber, Miller, Perez lead Indians to win

The Cubs moved to within one victory of their first NL pennant since 1945 in an 8-4 win over the Dodgers. In the sixth inning, with the score knotted at 1, Cubs shortstop Addison Russell connected on a two-run homer -- his second two-run shot in as many games. Russell, at 22 years and 271 days old, became the third player younger than 23 years old to have homers in multiple LCS games in one postseason.
More» Russell crushes a 419-ft home run

Over seven scoreless innings, Clayton Kershaw allowed three baserunners as the Dodgers defeated the Cubs, 1-0, to even the NLCS at a game apiece. Two Cubs reached on singles in the fifth, and one worked a walk in the seventh.
More»Kershaw adding to his legacy in 2016 postseason

The Dodgers -- highlighted by a four-run seventh inning, a seven-batter appearance by Julio Urias and seven pitches from Clayton Kershaw in the final inning -- defeated the Nationals, 4-3, in Game 5 of the National League Division Series to advance to the NL Championship Series. Here are three interesting items from Thursday.
More» Dodgers score four in 7th, advance

Facing the prospect of a three-game sweep, the Giants withstood a game-tying home run in the ninth and prevailed over the Cubs in 13 innings at AT&T Park with a 6-5 walk-off win in Game 3 of the National League Division Series to force Game 4 (today, 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT on FS1). San Francisco has won 10 straight games when facing elimination.
More» Giants stay alive on Panik's walk-off

In Toronto, the Blue Jays finished off the Rangers in the American League Division Series with a 7-6 win to advance to the AL Championship Series (Game 1, Friday night in Boston or Cleveland on TBS for U.S. viewers, as well as Sportsnet and RDS in Canada). After winning the 2016 AL Wild Card Game in walk-off fashion (on Edwin Encarnacion's three-run home run), Toronto used another walk-off victory (Josh Donaldson scoring on an errant throw) to move on to the next round.
More» Blue Jays' hustle delivers walk-off win

Postseason newcomers dominated at the plate as the Indians took Game 1 of their ALDS against the Red Sox, 5-4. Three Red Sox -- Andrew Benintendi, Sandy Leon and Brock Holt -- homered in their postseason debut. Two Indians -- Roberto Perez and Francisco Lindor -- did as well.
More» Perez belts a 381-foot homer to right

In New York, the Giants received the expected (nine scoreless frames from Madison Bumgarner) and the surprising (a three-run homer in the ninth against Jeurys Familia) and defeated the Mets, 3-0, to advance to the National League Division Series against the Cubs on Friday at 9 p.m. ET on FS1.
More» Bumgarner's four-hit shutout wins Wild Card

Edwin Encarnacion capped off the Blue Jays' 5-2 win over the Orioles with a walk-off three-run home run. Encarnacion's long ball marked the 49th walk-off shot in postseason play, and it was the 28th to come in extra-innings.
More» Edwin's walk-off homer travels 440 feet